St James' Church, Longborough

[3] The present church was built in the 12th century; initially it was a simple building consisting of a nave and chancel.

During the following century the west tower was added in Early English style, with a pyramidal roof, and the south porch was built.

The south transept, known as the Leigh aisle, was added as a chantry chapel in a more flamboyant architectural style than the rest of the church.

In the 17th century a tomb to the memory of Sir William Leigh was added to the south transept, and a turret clock was installed.

It was designed by Charles Robert Cockerell in Perpendicular style, with battlements matching those elsewhere on the church.

In the 20th century the Sezincote Chapel, no longer in use by the family, was made accessible from the interior of the church, and the fireplace in its northeast corner was blocked.

The former Sezincote Chapel in the upper floor of the north transept is approached by an iron stairway.

The south transept has a reredos in its east wall and in its west windows are fragments of medieval stained glass.

The two windows in the Sezincote Chapel commemorate F. B. Dugdale, VC who served in the Boer War and was killed in a hunting accident in 1902.

[3][4] The two-manual pipe organ dates from 1903 and was made by Nicholson and Son of Great Malvern.